Free Images - SnappyGoat.com- bestof:Heron in tree

Click Here for More Images from iStock- 15% off with coupon 15FREEIMAGES

Silhouette of a great cormorant perched on a branch with leaves

European Grey Heron preening in a tree at Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

A great blue heron is visible perched in a tree at dusk.

$Black-headed Heron.\nThe black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season.\n\nThis species usually breeds in the wet season in colonies in trees, reedbeds or cliffs. It builds a bulky stick nest, and lays 2–4 eggs.\n\nIt often feeds in shallow water, spearing fish or frogs with its long, sharp bill. It will also hunt well away from water, taking large insects, small mammals, and birds. It will wait motionless for its prey, or slowly stalk its victim.\n\nThe black-headed heron is a large bird, standing 85 cm tall, and it has a 150 cm wingspan. It is nearly as large as the grey heron, which it resembles in appearance, although it is generally darker. Its plumage is largely grey above, and paler grey below. It has a powerful dusky bill.\n\nThe flight is slow, with the neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks. The white underwing coverts are striking in flight.\n\nThe call is a loud croaking.$

Gray heron (Ardea cinerea) on the branches of a willow

$Name: Yellow-crowned night-heron, American night-heron, Squawk \nScientific name: Nyctanassa violacea\nCountry: Costa Rica\nLocation: Rio Tarcoles$

A clsoeup of a gray heron bird on a green background of leaves

Leyland, Lancashire, UK, 16th March, 2014. Herons sitting on nest high up in Pine trees at Cuerden Valley Park

Great Blue Heron perched on a tree on southern Vancouver Island.

No galho de uma árvore na mata um belo pássaro Nycticorax nycticorax pousado na mata

A closeup of a gray heron on a tree branch

A gray heron flies over a pond in the park

A great blue heron perches in the branches of a tree with leaves.

Heron on nest in Frederiksberg Have, a public park in the middle of Copenhagen, which used to be a royal park. There is a colony of herons on a small island in the park

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), perched on a branch over a swamp in the forest, standing on one leg.

A beautiful gray heron bird perched on a branch

Free Images: "bestof:Heron in tree - June 7th jadehems"